Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • Discourse Intonation. TIPS

    Uploaded by

    Solange Mazzeo
    6 views1 page
    Discourse intonation refers to how prominence and tone are used in conversation. When highlighting a word or syllable, the speaker intends to convey contrast, emphasis, or importance of meaning. The chosen tone also depends on whether the information is new or shared knowledge, and whether the speaker wants to convey closeness, distance, or dominance in the interaction. Tone can signal convergence to appeal to the audience or divergence to sound aloof or maintain distance.

    Original Description:

    Original Title

    Discourse Intonation. TIPS.docx

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    Discourse intonation refers to how prominence and tone are used in conversation. When highlighting a word or syllable, the speaker intends to convey contrast, emphasis, or importance of meaning. The chosen tone also depends on whether the information is new or shared knowledge, and whether the speaker wants to convey closeness, distance, or dominance in the interaction. Tone can signal convergence to appeal to the audience or divergence to sound aloof or maintain distance.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    6 views1 page

    Discourse Intonation. TIPS

    Uploaded by

    Solange Mazzeo
    Discourse intonation refers to how prominence and tone are used in conversation. When highlighting a word or syllable, the speaker intends to convey contrast, emphasis, or importance of meaning. The chosen tone also depends on whether the information is new or shared knowledge, and whether the speaker wants to convey closeness, distance, or dominance in the interaction. Tone can signal convergence to appeal to the audience or divergence to sound aloof or maintain distance.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    of 1

    Discourse Intonation

    How to account for the use of prominence and tone.

    Take into account that you have to explain

    why you highlight one word/syllable over others (because of contrast, emphasis, semantic
    load, etc.)

    the selection of tone it could be given within the give and take of the conversation’ / context
    (status of information, or convergence r/r+ - divergence p/p+/, or claiming of dominance:
    r+/p+).

    When accounting for the selected tones, we might decide on one of the following ideas:

    Status of the information:

    New information

    Common ground

    Feelings of closeness or distance

    to appeal to the audience/ to call people’s attention: convergence. You sound convergent

    to show distance, to sound aloof: divergence. You sound divergent.

    Dominance

    You claim dominance (only the dominant speaker).

    You might also like